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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Brady Network Card Configuration Utility ........

  • Page 5: Brady Network Card

    Brady Network Card Brady Network Card LED Light Brady Network Card Brady Network Card LED Light The changing colors of the LED light on the Brady Network Card signifies the following: Color Status Solid Green Card is functioning normally, status is OK.

  • Page 6: Networks Supported

    Brady Network Card Networks Supported Networks Supported The name on the barcode label of your network card will indicate which networks the specific card supports. Name Networks Supported NET-BT-WIFI-LAN Bluetooth, WiFi, and Ethernet NET-WIFI WiFi and Bluetooth ONLY NET-BT Bluetooth ONLY...

  • Page 7: Brady Network Card Installation

    Brady Network Card Installation If your Brady printer is equipped with a Brady Network Card (WiFi or Ethernet), you can configure the printer to run as a local printer (physically attached to your PC via a USB cable) and as a network (shared) printer through Ethernet or WiFi.

  • Page 8: First Time Installation For Wifi Printing

    If you have just purchased the printer and are setting it up for the first time. If you intend to send print jobs to the printer from a PC using a WiFi network. To configure your Brady Network Card for WiFi and install the printer driver for your Brady printer, perform the following steps.
  • Page 9 Click Next. Check that your printer is connected to the PC via USB cable, that your printer is powered on, and that the Brady Network Card LED is solid green. After verifying that the printer and PC are connected properly, click Next.
  • Page 10 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for WiFi Printing The USB driver is installed. The networks supported by your Brady Network Card are shown. To activate WiFi: Click Wireless, then click Next. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 11 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for WiFi Printing In the Printer Description field, enter an easy-to-identify name/description for this network connection. You can use any alphanumeric characters. In the Network Address Type field, the default DHCP protocol is recommended. If...
  • Page 12 First Time Installation for WiFi Printing Choose the network that your PC is currently connected to, then click Next. Note: If you do not see your network in the list, you can choose Other to manually specify a network. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 13 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for WiFi Printing Enter the passkey for the selected network. If you do not know the password or security type, consult with your network administrator. Click Next Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 14 When the wireless connection is successful, the Bonjour wizard is launched. Click Next. The Apple End User License Agreement is shown. Aftr reading it, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next to continue. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 15 First Time Installation for WiFi Printing The Bonjour program is designed to establish and monitor network printers. The Bonjour Printer Wizard establishes your Brady printer as a network printer. Click the assigned network printer name. For easier identification, the name or...
  • Page 16 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for WiFi Printing Once the Bonjour Printer wizard completes, click Finish. The Brady Printer Installation is completed. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 17: First Time Installation For Ethernet Printing

    If you intend to send print jobs to the printer from a PC using Ethernet or over a LAN network. The Brady Network Card is configured to support either Ethernet or WiFi connections. You cannot have both connections active at the same time. To activate the Ethernet connection: Connect the Brady printer to your PC with the USB cable included in your printer package.
  • Page 18 Click Next. Check that your printer is connected to the PC via USB cable, that your printer is powered on, and that the Brady Network Card LED is solid green. After verifying that the printer and PC are connected properly, click Next.
  • Page 19 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Ethernet Printing The USB driver is installed. Click Ethernet radio button. Click Next. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 20 Verify that your printer and PC are connected to the same network. When verified, click Next. To verify that your printer and PC are on the same network, refer to the connection guidelines below. Figure 1 • Network connections Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 21 When the Ethernet connection is successful, the Bonjour Printer Wizard is launched. The Bonjour program is designed to establish and monitor network printers. The Bonjour Printer Wizard establishes your Brady printer as a network printer. Click Next. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 22 Next to continue. Click the assigned network printer name. For easier identification, the name or description you assigned in Step 13 above displays in the lower left corner of the screen. Click Next. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 23 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Ethernet Printing In the Manufacturer field , click on Brady (the manufacturers are in alphabetical order); then, in the Model field, click the printer to install. Click Next. Once the Bonjour Printer wizard completes, click Finish.
  • Page 24 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Ethernet Printing The Brady Printer Installation is completed. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 25: Bluetooth Printing From Mobile Phones

    Use this installation process if you intend to send print jobs to the printer using a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. If your phone has the Brady Mobile Application installed, it can send print jobs directly to the printer using Bluetooth, without any setup. Ensure that your printer is powered on and the Brady Network Card LED light is green.

  • Page 26: Installation For Additional Pc's

    Your additional PC must be on the same network as the printer. If not, it will not be detected during installation. Once the Brady Network Card has been configured for Ethernet or WiFi, you can install those network drivers on additional PC’s.
  • Page 27 Installation for Additional PC’s Click Install network driver for additional PC’s. Click Next. After verifying that the printer is powered on and the Brady Network Card is functioning properly (signified by the green light), click Next. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 28 Tthe Bonjour wizard is launched. The Bonjour program is designed to establish and monitor network printers. The Bonjour Printer Wizard establishes your Brady printer as a network printer. Click Next. The Apple End User License Agreement is shown. Aftr reading it, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next to continue.
  • Page 29 Brady Network Card Installation Installation for Additional PC’s Click the assigned network printer name. For easier identification, the name or description you assigned above displays in the lower left corner of the screen. Click Next. In the Manufacturer field , click on Brady (the manufacturers are in alphabetical order);...
  • Page 30 Brady Network Card Installation Installation for Additional PC’s If Brady cannot be found in the Manufacturer field, click Have Disk. Browse the supplied CD and locate the .INF file for your printer model. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 31 Brady Network Card Installation Installation for Additional PC’s The example on the right shows the .inf file for installing a BMP51 printer. Once the Bonjour Printer wizard completes, click Finish. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 32 Brady Network Card Installation Installation for Additional PC’s The Brady Printer Installation is completed. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 33: Installing The Usb Driver Only

    Use this installation process if you intend to send print jobs to the printer from a PC using USB cable only. To install the printer driver for your Brady printer, and install the Brady Network Card Configuration Utility, perform the following steps.
  • Page 34 Brady Network Card Installation Installing the USB Driver Only Click Install USB Driver Only radio button. Click Next. Check that your printer is connected to the PC via USB cable, and that your printer is powered on. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 35 Brady Network Card Installation Installing the USB Driver Only The USB driver and the Brady Network Card Configuration Utility installation starts. When the Brady Network Card Configuration Utility and USB Driver are successfully installed, click Finish. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 36: First Time Installation For Adhoc Printing

    The wireless connection allows you to send print jobs to the printer from outside the office. Setting up adhoc printing involves the following three steps: Install USB driver. Establish adhoc connection Install network driver Install USB Driver Follow Steps 1 through 10 (starting on page 29) for USB installation. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 37: Establish Adhoc Connection

    Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Adhoc Printing Establish Adhoc Connection Open the Brady Network Card Configuration Utility by choosing Start>Programs>Brady>Brady Network Card>Brady Network Card Configuration Utility. Click General Settings tab (if not already displayed). Check that Wireless is enabled. If it is disabled, click Enable to enable WiFi settings.
  • Page 38 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Adhoc Printing The application performs a WiFi scan and displays a list of available networks. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 39 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Adhoc Printing Click Ad-hoc radio button and enter SSID (network name) and channel. Leave Channel as Auto. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 40 Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Adhoc Printing Click Connect. The WiFi settings update. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 41: Install Network Driver

    Brady Network Card Installation First Time Installation for Adhoc Printing To view the wireless networks detected by the PC: Choose Start>Connect To>Wireless Network Connection>View Wireless Networks. Click the SSID (network name) entered earlier. The icon indicates that it is a peer-to-peer connection.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    If the same network has been selected and the connection still fails, your PC and printer may be on different subnets, or a firewall is blocking the connection. In this case, contact your network administrator. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 43: Wifi Connection Failed

    Note: If the same network has been selected and connection still fails, your PC and printer may be on different subnets, or a firewall is blocking the connection. In this case, contact your network administrator. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 44 Troubleshooting WiFi Connection Failed Wrong passkey or security mode Click Back Re-enter the correct passkey. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 45 Troubleshooting WiFi Connection Failed Note: If you selected ‘Other’ in the network list, you need to enter the security mode as well. Click Next to continue with installation. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 46: Usb Connection Failed

    • The printer is powered OFF. • The USB cable is not connected. If the connection has failed: Click Back. Power ON the printer and connect the USB cable. Click Next to try again. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 47: Brady Network Card Configuration Utility

    Choose Start>Programs>Brady>Brady Network Card>Brady Network Card Configuration Utility. One dialog box is displayed, with multiple tabs. General Settings On the General Settings tab, the model number of the Brady Network Card is identified and the previously defined connections listed. To change the status of each supported...

  • Page 48: Network Settings

    Brady Network Card Configuration Utility Network Settings Network Settings The Network Settings tab displays the unique name you gave to the printer and the Address Type used by it. DHCP is the recommended setting. If Static is selected, the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway fields are required.

  • Page 49: Wifi Settings

    Brady Network Card Configuration Utility WiFi Settings WiFi Settings The WiFi Settings tab displays: • The network type - Infrastructure vs. Adhoc. • The currently connected network. • Security settings for the currently connected network. Infrastructure is selected when your printer is connected to the PC using a router.
  • Page 50 Brady Network Card Configuration Utility WiFi Settings If you select a network from the list, you must also enter the network mode OR re- enter the network passkey. The Network Name (SSID) field is non-editable. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 51 Brady Network Card Configuration Utility WiFi Settings If you click Other, you can specifiy a Network name. Click OK to accept changes and exit the dialog box. Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide...

  • Page 52: Bluetooth Settings

    The Bluetooth Settings tab displays the generic device name of the Bluetooth configuration installed in your printer. The default name is Brady. You can change the default name and PIN on this tab. Click the down arrow in the Mode field to select the mode of operation of your Bluetooth connection.

  • Page 53: Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset

    Brady Network Card Configuration Utility Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset When new versions of firmware become available, you can upgrade Brady Network Card through the Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset tab of the Configuration Utility. To upgrade firmware: Access the Brady website at www.bradyid.com.
  • Page 54 Brady Network Card Configuration Utility Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset On the File Download screen, click Save. Using standard Windows procedures, determine the directory in which you want to save the download data. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 55 Brady Network Card Configuration Utility Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset On the Firmware Upgrade tab of the Configuration utility screen, click button. Find the directory in which you saved the download information, then click Open. On the Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset tab, click button.

  • Page 56: Factory Reset

    Brady Network Card Configuration Utility Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset Factory Reset If you want to return all settings to the original Factory settings (defaults): On the Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset tab of the Configuration Utility, click button. A warning message displays indicating all previous defined settings will be removed.

  • Page 57: Copyright Notice

    Copyright Notice Portions of the Brady Network Card are based on the following software libraries. BlueZ - Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Qualcomm Incorporated Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com> Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Marcel Holtmann marcel@holtmann.org WPA Supplicant Copyright (c) 2003-2006, Jouni Malinen <jkmaline@cc.hut.fi>...
  • Page 58 For more information, please visit our open source licensing website at http://www.bradyid.com/opensource. A. The Brady Network Card contains open source software licensed under Version 2 of the GNU General Public License.
  • Page 59 Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather, the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 60 You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 61 Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 62 SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS B. The Brady Network Card contains open source software licensed under Version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License. GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.1, February 1999...
  • Page 63 Although the Lesser General Public License is Less protective of the users' freedom, it does ensure that the user of a program that is linked with the Library has the freedom and the wherewithal to run that program using a modified version of the Library. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 64 You must cause the files modified to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change. c) You must cause the whole of the work to be licensed at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 65 Library by being compiled or linked with it, is called a "work that uses the Library". Such a work, in isolation, is not a derivative work of the Library, and therefore falls outside the scope of this License. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 66 Verify that the user has already received a copy of these materials or that you have already sent this user a copy. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 67 If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to apply, and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 68 RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 69 C. The Brady Network Card contains open source software licensed under the OpenSSL License. Copyright (c) 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1.
  • Page 70 [including the GNU Public License.] E. The Brady Network Card contains open source software licensed under the dropbear license. Dropbear contains a number of components from different sources, hence there are a few licenses and authors involved.
  • Page 71 CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. F. The Brady Network Card contains open source software licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0. The majority of the source code in the mDNSResponder project is licensed under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0, available from: <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>...
  • Page 72 You must retain, in the Source form of any Derivative Works that You distribute, all copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices from the Source form of the Work, excluding those notices that do not pertain to any part of the Derivative Works; and Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 73 National ICT Australia Ltd (NICTA) is licensed under the terms of the NICTA Public Software Licence (which is substantially similar to the "Three-Clause BSD License", with some additional language pertaining to Australian law). Brady Network Card Installation Guide...
  • Page 76 Brady Worldwide Inc. 6555 West Good Hope Road Milwaukee, WI 53223 U.S.A. Telephone: 414-358-6600 USA Domestic Facsimile: 414-438-6958 Websites USA: www.bradyid.com. Canada: www.bradycanada.com Mexico: www.bradylatinamerica.com Asia: www.bradycorp.com Europe: www.bradyeurope.com © 2011 Brady Worldwide Inc...

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